Enalapril + Losartan

Enalapril + Losartan is a medicine that treats hypertension (high blood pressure). It is a combination of medicines that controls blood pressure when a single medication is not effective. Lowering the blood pressure helps in preventing future heart attack and stroke.

Enalapril + Losartan should be taken with or without food, but it is best to take it at the same time each day. You should take this medicine for as long as it is prescribed for you. Even if you feel well, do not stop this medicine on your own because high blood pressure often has no symptoms. If you stop taking it, your condition may get worse. Keeping active with regular exercise, reducing your weight and eating a healthy diet will also help control your blood pressure. Follow your doctor's advice while taking this medicine.

Nausea, indigestion, stomach pain, and taste change are some common side effects. Regular monitoring of kidney function, electrolytes and blood pressure is important while using this medicine. This medicine may cause increase in potassium levels (hyperkalemia) and severe allergic swelling of face, mouth, and tongue (angioedema). Hence, avoid taking potassium rich food or supplements.

Before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you are pregnant if you have ever had any problems with your blood circulation or have liver or kidney problems. Your doctor should also know about all other medicines you are taking as many of these may make this medicine less effective or change the way it works.

• Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Enalapril + Losartan relaxes the blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily around your body. This lowers your blood pressure and reduces your risk of having a stroke, a heart attack, or kidney problems in the future. You do not usually feel any direct benefit from taking this medicine, but it works in the long term to keep you well. You should take it regularly as prescribed for this medicine to be most effective, even if you feel better.

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Losapril

• Nausea
• Indigestion
• Stomach pain
• Taste change
• Diarrhea
• Dizziness
• Weakness
• Cough
• Headache
• Decreased blood pressure
• Increased potassium level in blood

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Enalapril + Losartan may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

Enalapril + Losartan is a combination of two medicines: Enalapril and losartan which lower blood pressure effectively. Enalapril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and losartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). They work by widening and relaxing the blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure.

• You have been prescribed Enalapril + Losartan for the treatment of high blood pressure.

• Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes and heart attacks.

• It may cause dizziness. Get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position.

• It may cause the level of potassium in blood to go up. Avoid taking potassium supplements and potassium-rich foods such as banana and broccoli.

• It can be harmful to an unborn baby. Do not take it during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Tell your doctor if you become pregnant while taking Enalapril + Losartan.

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